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10:00 am || Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
10:30 am || Meets with senior advisers
11:25 am || Delivers remarks on the economy; Fire Station #5, Arlington, Va.
2:45 pm || Attends a fundraiser; Jefferson Hotel, Washington
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Wow, that's more like it. Can't have another early day after yesterday. That would just be too much.
This article by Mickey Kaus isn't about Obama's schedule but a lot of commenters brought it up:
What does he do all day?
He watches TV. ?
Mickey Kaus found out from Ray Lizza's New Yorker article that Obama is given multi-choices everyday on policy and checks off the box they want him to choose. He sounds very much like an intellectual lightweight and lazy at that.
Thanks for that link. I read Kaus and 5 pages of the New Yorker article, that's all I could stomach. What a slacker. Obama delegates everything to aides who then give him a multiple choice memo with check boxes. So his aides are essentially running the country by presenting him with their research and their opinions, presented in such a manner so that he selects the right box. And I thought Soros was the man behind the curtain.
Even Soros would not want to be behind that hideous gold curtain…
I used to think our President should be decisive. Right or wrong. oh boy, I am so sad. Who voted for someone who alwas daid "prsent"
I used to think our President should be decisive. Right or wrong. oh boy, I am so sad. Who voted for someone who alwas daid "prsent"
A speech at the firehouse? what's next..the police station?
No, dear srdem,….a high school….unless its a fun(d) raiser and he will be doing push ups like his dear wifey.
Just shoot me now.
No can do–we need you, Janna–also you're not getting off easy…LOL.
5 hours of work . . . I just don't know how he can work so hard.
It has to be time for another $20M vacation! Doing nothing all day is very enervating – even for a couple of grifters!
we just new there would have to be a fund raiser in there some where this week after such a long hard week laser focused on jobs helping all of the needy and those out of work what a man (NOT) how in Gods name does this man even live with himself I see hes back at the 10.00 o,clock time oh yes it was prayer day yesterday he had know choice right back to his old ways doing nothing all day
PTL it's Friday so he can relax after another grueling week.
It is just so amazing that he is not affaird to flaunt his lazy ways in front of the American pwople and think that we do not know this he never has or never will be my president ever this is the most important election in 2012 in my 57 years as a voter we must stop this man from being relected or we will lose are country and our beliefs so vote talk to your friends anyone who will talk its are future here and he is destroying it
Maybe Keith can answer this, but should the prez spend more than 30 minutes on the daily briefing? Maybe someone can compare how much time Barry's spends on PDR's to what the other prez's spent.
Oh, does Mooch know it's snowing in Colorado? Fuel up the jet James we got a road trip and buffalo ribs this weekend!!!
Fifteenth fund raiser for 2012.
Like Isaid August hes really focused of jobs like a laser this guy is a true BUM
have you ever read Mooches thesis take a look at it if you really want to get pissed off and know who these 2 Clowns are its scarry
Actually, I would like to read Barry's thesis and see his transcripts.
Look its vital taht the word get out across America on who this person Obozo is and his wife Mooch ,I may sound like a broken record but its all true and its about Americas surviual ,during his years at the elite school ,of columbia no one and I mean no one over 400 students who were there at the same time with the same classes never ever remember seeing him in class or on campus and why if he was such a great student were is his picture in the yearbook fishy you bet it is hes a prop a fake a liar and a fraud this has to stop please talk to everyone you know read about this and other things that will make your skin crawl I have 4 grown Chrildren and 4 grand chrildren and fear for them more than ever since this fraud has been eclected vote and get rid of this useless fake
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Ten days into our month long POETRY Celebration and it has been a good time thus far. So who better to welcome to the party than on this than a guest who knows all about those
"Good Times"
my daddy has paid the rent
and the insurance man is gone
and the lights is back on
and my uncle brud has hit
for one dollar straight
and they is good times
good times
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my mama has made bread
and grampaw has come
and everybody is drunk
and dancing in the kitchen
and singing in the kitchen
of these is good times
good times
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oh children think about the
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by Lucille Clifton
You get what you read with this modern poem, published in 1969— a lightness. There is not much analysis being asked by the reader. The most direction in the poem is given to the children to think back to this time when they are grown and to remember the good times. The bills have been paid, uncle has won some cash gambling, and the kitchen is warmed by the comfort of fresh baked bread and family members drinking, dancing, and singing. There is no pretense here. We are reminded again and again through the repetitive lines that these are "good times." Even the language is relaxed and not bothered by the rules of grammar, "and they is good time."
"Good Times" always stirs, for me, a past Easter Sunday memory, specifically. My cousins were visiting from Pennsylvania, my Nanna was alive still as still was my uncle. I was around eight years old and the house shined with all this light. The kitchen smelled of New York pastries—a must to have for my uncle who held court at the head of the table. My father bequeathing his throne graciously encouraging his brother-in-law, I think, understood, as well, how deserving a man, Uncle was to regale it. His kindness, patience, and humor were just as large as he was in size. That brightness in the house was due to more than just the flung open curtains but caused by this man's hearty personality. He filled the room with more than his size. He had love to give and so he gave freely. And I alway made sure to look him in his eyes when he spoke to me as to not miss that sparkle he had in his own. All of us children could have been in the yard playing, searching for eggs, watching my cousin, Pete, try to fool us by impersonating the Easter Bunny in my sister's pajamas but we were always drawn to where my Uncle was instead. He held court and told jokes while his wife sat on his lap. To me, he was better than the Easter Bunny, he was like Santa Claus himself, magically in my own kitchen on this Easter Day.
My daddy had gotten the pastries, I had been gifted a white rabbit for a pet, everybody was laughing in the kitchen, my Uncle had come, and nobody knew yet how soon he would be gone. For then, this was our "Good Times."
It seems little in comparison with how big a man and a personality my Uncle was, but I dedicate this post to him today. I wish he were here, not to thank for having the patience to let me read the entire collection of Shel Silverstein's poems in A Light in the Attic to him, but for clapping wildly and proudly when I was done.
I'd hug his nose because he would still say my arms were too short to wrap fully around him for a proper hug.
"oh children think about the
good times"

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Paywalls . Love 'em or hate 'em?
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Are you tired of living the same year, year after year? Are you stuck in the same situation wrestling with the same problems? If that sounds familiar, it's time to break free.
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The keys are already there. We all have a view of ourselves, a set of beliefs about who we are and the extent of our potential. Well guess what…you're wrong. Well, maybe not wrong, but I guarantee that your view of yourself and your beliefs about your potential are nowhere near the upper limits of what's inside of you. What are beliefs, after all? Just habitual thoughts. Maybe it's time to change those habitual thoughts and craft a new self-image.
People have called me tough (I hope in a nice way), and recently someone who I respect deeply said I was a "force to be reckoned with." I cringed a little, but they were clearly seeing something in me that I wasn't seeing in myself.
What great and empowering words have people used to describe you? Did you cringe wondering or doubting what they were seeing? If so, it's time to get over yourself. Get over those pre-conceived notions about your inner power, about the upper limits of your potential and those self-imposed boundaries. Here's how to get started:
- Dig out any personality assessments you've taken and performance reviews (if they were fantastic) and take a fresh look. Assessments are great tools because someone else is putting words around concepts that we don't or won't see in ourselves. Whether it's StrengthsFinder, DISC, Myers Briggs, CVI – they're all good. If you've never taken any of these, try StrengthsFinder. You can purchase a log-in ID directly from Gallup, and you'll get a detailed report and action plan – no coach required. (Although if you'd like to work with a coach, I'm here for you!) Pull out words or phrases that resonate with you. Don't worry about whether you feel you exemplify those words. If you're drawn to them, there's a reason.
- What are the great things that people have said to or about you over the years that you dismissed because you didn't see them in yourself? Add those to your list. Go ahead – you don't have to show it to anybody.
- Take a look at this list and come up with at least 10 other words that could be used to define those things. Take yourself out of the picture and just deal with the words. Use a thesaurus or dictionary.
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- Get yourself a visual reminder of what those words mean to you and look at it every day – perhaps a picture or a quote. You'll start to become comfortable with the descriptions, and when you do you'll find your own way to start living into them.
My reminder is pictured above. It's a caricature of my Dad given as a reward for a grueling week when he worked at Boeing. (Note all those yellow lines spanning the map.) After doing this exercise, I dug this out of my closet and hung it over my desk. Tough and a force to be reckoned with indeed!
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Hokusai at the British Museum
Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. From the outset it was a museum of the world, for the world, and this idea still lies at the heart of the Museum's mission today. The collection tells the stories of cultures across the world, from the dawn of human history, over two million years ago, to the present. Objects range from the earliest tools made by humans and treasures from the ancient world to more recent acquisitions from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, as well as the national collections of prints and drawings, and coins and medals.
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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (also known as "The Great Wave") rug is inspired by a colour woodblock print first published around 1831 in the late Edo period. It is the most famous Japanese print and one of the most famous graphic images in the world. In this dramatic scene, Hokusai captures the moment just before a huge wave is about the crash down onto struggling boats beneath. These were rowed at great speed to transport fresh fish to market in Edo. The potential destruction and action of the scene in the foreground contrasts with the serene stillness of the snow-clad mountain in the distance. The claw-like froth on the wave appears menacing but the composition has been wittily arranged so that its foam seems almost to fall as snow onto the summit of the distant mountain.
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We all get stressed at the office; it's part of the reason that 63% of people report that they're unhappy at work.
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After conducting a study revealing how stressed college students are, University of Cincinnati professor Keith King made a few recommendations for dealing with the trials of a tough day.
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Stop, pause, and breathe.
"In the moment when you're stressed, you need to slow down, you pause, you take some deep breaths," King says. "Maybe you count backwards from 10. Those types of things calm everything....


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Holiday Inn Express OAXACA-CENTRO HISTORICO in Oaxaca de Juárez - 3 HOTEL INFO stars
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After a fun day of sightseeing, rest your tired feet in your comfortable hotel room. It is functionally furnished and equipped with snug bedding. In the morning, the good buffet-style breakfast will enable you to start into another eventful day.
Hotel data
Hotel built in 1999, Number of floors 3, Total number of rooms 100, Number of single rooms 0, Number of double rooms 0, Number of suites (separate rooms) 16, Earliest check-in 15:00, Latest check-out 12:00, Hotel, City hotel, No-smoking room 100
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Diaz Quintas : 115,Col. Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
- City centre (Oaxaca de Juárez) 0.23 km
- Airport (Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)) 7.79 km
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Donations to support our food, education, and safety net programs. For more about our funded programs, click here.
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Located just a few miles north of Mansfield, Sherwood Forest Fishery provides a choice of 5 different lakes where you can wet your nets. With 185 pegs to pick from you will be spoilt for choice:
Cavendish Lake - an oblong shaped lake with pegs down just one site. Fishing a pole down the side or at 11m works well, as do waggler and feeder tactics.
Maunside - a smaller straight lake with 20 pegs. With depths of up to 5ft this offers good year round pole fishing.
Sherwood Lake - a large "S" shaped lake (quite apt) with a number of pegs which will leave you feeling tired after a few hours fishing. There are lots of enticing areas and features to fish to.
Langdale Channel - a small oval shaped lake which is perfect for beginners or a relaxing pleasure session.
Holmedale Lake - possibly the most interesting lake due to its irregular shape. This lake holds the venues match record of 232lbs. The lake contains a high number of carp, but on hard days the large head of silver fish can provide good sport.
The venue often has regular matches - if you plan on fishing a specific lake you may be advised to check the lake is available to save being disappointed when you rock up with your tackle.
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In January 2014, Rose Haven began execution of a 5-Year Strategic Plan focused on building capacity to serve the increasing number of women and children who rely on our services. In the last 1 ½ years we have doubled our hours, expanded our staff, and served a record number of women and children, thanks to Capacity Building grants from The Meyer Memorial Trust, The Collins Foundation, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, James E. & Lila G. Miller Charitable Trust and supporters like you. We have been hard at work, and are proud to share our progress with you.
The 2015 Point in Time Count (initiated by the Cities of Portland and Gresham, the Portland Housing Bureau, Home Forward and A Home for Everyone) shows the rate of unsheltered women has increased 15% (29% of which are women with children) and unsheltered families have increased 24% since 2013. This is consistent with the growth we have experienced.
In 2014 we served nearly 2,600 individuals who came to us for services, supplies and support, and we are on track to serve more than 3,000 in 2015. In addition to serving more women and children than ever, we have improved the overall level of service at Rose Haven. Now our advocates are able to spend more one-on-one time with each guest, helping them through complex individual challenges, and enabling them to get back on their feet.
The 5-Year Strategic Plan includes 4 goals to increase capacity and improve service. Here is our progress after 1 ½ years:
#1 – Funding and Sustainability: Expand agency resources to achieve financial stability through increased fundraising, board development and community awareness:
- Developed and executed Annual Reigning Roses Walk, growing 2nd year participation to 350 attendees raising $80,000
- Developed Board of Directors adding 4 new members in 2015 from Hasson Real Estate, Cambia Health & Services, Data Reasoning Services and Providence Health Plans.
- Established new corporate matching gift programs through Benevity and YourCause
- Increased in-kind partnerships to keep pace with demand for services and supplies
- Collaborating on monthly 3rd Party Fundraising Events
- Increased sustainability and outreach through various marketing activities including new website, logo, monthly e-blasts, annual report, branding materials and social media outreach
#2 – Improved Facility: Increase Rose Haven's ability to adequately and safely serve increasing numbers of homeless women and children through an improved, larger facility.
- Updated current space with new paint, carpet and furnishings
- Formed Facilities Task Force to identify facility needs and resources
- Identified service types and projected levels for a five year span through data analysis
- Detailed facility size and features needed to support service growth, identifying preliminary facility options
- Creation of a cost model module to help estimate upfront and annual funds required for lease and purchase facility options
- Identified annex rental space to alleviate immediate overcrowding
#3 – Organizational Capacity: Increase Rose Haven's capacity to provide services through increased and improved staffing and volunteer recruitment, training, and management.
- Expanded our staff, adding a second full time advocate, a program assistant, a development associate and a community outreach coordinator
- Increased volunteer network to accommodate service needs during extended hours
- Staff and volunteer participation in ongoing trainings including transgender etiquette and de-escalation practices
- In July 2015 began additional programming in an annex space at First Immanuel Lutheran Church
#4 – Expanded Programs: Expand services available to homeless women and children through increased hours of operation, new programs, and improved community partnerships.
- Doubled hours of hospitality in 2013
- Developed BLOOM; Wellness and Empowerment Program for Women focusing on specific themes each month related to: mental wellness, stress reduction, safety, heart health, resource awareness, nutrition and healthy habits – to be launched October 2015
- Added new activities including counseling, support groups, and music therapy
- Increasing outreach and reviewing service model to accommodate increasing number of transgender guests
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Last night my SO and I found ourselves in a little strip mall in the town of Hercules at Shisen Sushi. Our expectations weren't tremendously high but that all soon changed. The place was still busy at 8:30 on a Wednesday night and when we sat down the vergy engaging waitress informed us that on Tuesdays and Wednesday nights all the appetizers are 25% off and Asahi beers are only $2, already we were happy campers. We ordered two beers and a bottle (I can't remembers the name) of a cold organic sake--very tasty. For starters we decided to order the fried soft shell crab that came with a type of mayonaise based sauce that had an herb I can't remember right now. But the combination was quite nice. The crab was sweet and fried perfectly. We also ordered the Salmon Spring rolls good salmon flavor, however the sauces served with the spring rolls didn't stand out that much in mind. The next order brought out I loved and I'm looking forward to ordering it again. Called "Tuna Hots" its a generous serving of seared pieces of tuna in a ponzu sauce with paper thin shavings of fresh ginger and a little bit of heat at the very end--I loved this. The next order that came out was a roll called "El loco" maguro--tuna, avocado, cilantro and rolled in thinly sliced thai chilis. Great layering of flavors again I reall liked this dish. The SO got the chicken terryiaki. I am not generally a big fan of chicken terryiaki but loved this rendition. All the sauces are homemade and the waitress told us the terryiaki served on the side takes six hours to make. The chicken was topped with crispy onions strings, served with rice and perfectly grilled zucchini. I thought the textures were great and chicken perfectly cooked. My SO also ordered a side of assorted tempura
with his meal--the tempura was very light and great. During the middle of all this the waitress brought us over to try a mix of lychee, guava and sake shot--so refresshing it really cooled the mouth off after the spicey tuna dishes. Overal a really great find in Hercules. This feast before tip came out to $59 which is bargain in mind for a truley enjoyable evening.
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DC Comics Names First Female Director For 'Wonder Woman'
It has just been announced that Michelle MacLaren will direct the highly anticipated film Wonder Woman, according to Buzzfeed.
Not only will Michelle be directing the film, she will also be developing the screenplay with producers Charles Roven, Zack Snyder, and Deborah Snyder.
Wonder Woman, which will star Gal Gadot, will be the first female-centric superhero movie of the recently released comic book films.
In case you didn't know, Michelle has directed episodes for hit shows, such as Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and The Walking Dead.
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Revolution in a Gothic 18th century that never was...
by Sean Tait Bircher with Robin English-Bircher
Coming July 2016 from Four-in-Hand Games, The King is Dead plunges players into a Savage Worlds setting of intrigue and horror. In an 18th century much like our own, a coalition of secret societies wages a guerilla war to overthrow an aristocracy of vampires. With the law against them, the heroes become outlaws, striking from the shadows as they work to rally the people against their oppressors.
The King is Dead combines the 18th century intrigue of programs such as AMC's TURN: Washington's Spies and Starz' Outlander with the supernatural elements of motion pictures like Brotherhood of the Wolf and Hammer Films' Karnstein Trilogy. An ancient vampire sits on the throne of the land of Malleus, his sons and his sons' progeny dominating the ruling houses, propped up by a corrupt church that teaches obedience to the blood-sucking fiends. Since the vampires control the government and the military, those who oppose them must work in secret. Spywork and suppressed magic become the tools of heroes when open conflict will only result in the deaths of innocents.
The King is Dead offers a setting open to action heroes and stealthy tricksters alike, using all the core Savage Worlds Arcane Backgrounds and Combat Edges. Masked highwaymen ferry secret messages between occult philosophers. Mad scientists outfit driven vampire hunters with devices powered by galvanism and steam. Native martial artists fight side-by-side with doughty highlanders and meteor-irradiated superhumans. Powerful psychics infiltrate the halls of power while a brewing slave rebellion watches and waits. The secret societies of Malleus offer many advantages to those who join their ranks.
Playing a member of a secret society offers more than just a background for a player's character. Every society offers aid to its members, giving players additional resources to draw on for difficult research and additional manpower for dangerous vampire hunts. Players also have the ability to advance their secret society's goals as their heroes rise in Rank, giving them control over global events as the revolution spreads. By the time the heroes are ready to take on the king, a revolutionary war will be burning across Malleus.
The heroes will need this aid, as the vampires and their allies are more powerful and more insidious than ever seen in a Savage Worlds setting. From preternaturally strong human thralls to half-blood sorcerers to protean vampire lords, Game Masters will find over a dozen new vampiric threats with which to assail their players. However, the shadows of Malleus are even deeper than the secret societies realize, as dark fey, eldritch horrors, and lycanthropic terrors lurk in the darkness, offering Faustian bargains to the heroes and terrifying allies for the vampires. The King is Dead melds revolutionary intrigue with Gothic terror into a challenging new setting that could only be played with Savage Worlds!
The King is Dead will include:
- Nine secret societies with their own unique Edges and abilities
- Over a dozen new vampires and vampire-related foes
- New Edges and new Hindrances – including the controversial Dark Secret Hindrance
- New Arcane Background trappings – including steam power and vehicles
- A Plot Point framework that gives players agency to set their own agenda and GMs the tools to improvise – including over two dozen stock NPCs to fit any occasion
- Two fleshed-out settings: Thornmark, a troubled province in the north of Malleus, and Hammerstadt, the vampire's decadent capital
Be on the lookout for news here and at Wine and Savages! The revolution begins in July 2016!


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Welcome to Kidz Klub!
On this page you will find all you need to know about Kidz Klub. If we've missed anything, just get in touch.
What is Kidz Klub in a nutshell?
Kidz Klub is a national model of a 'faith based education and entertainment children's club' that is being adopted locally by The Rock Church.
It's designed to be 75 minutes of safe, structured activities that kids talk about all week!
Who can come?
Anyone at primary school (aged 4-11).
Parents coming for the first time are welcome to come and sit in on a session to see exactly what it's like.
Most parents drop off and pick up, but you are welcome to hang around in our parent's lounge and enjoy a coffee.
You are also welcome to have younger children stay with you under your supervision. We have some age appropriate activities to help keep them entertained.
(Please note, there are limited spaces in the lounge.)
What happens at Kidz Klub?
At a typical Kidz Klub you are likely to find the following:
In a party atmosphere a range of games and activities are available for all to get involved in. Members of our team take part and encourage participation from everyone making sure no one is left side-lined.
Even though parts of Kidz Klub can look like mayhem at times, it's all organised and all the children are given clear rules to help support positive behaviour.
Our hosts lead the kids in some fun action songs - sometimes faith based and sometimes secular.
What kid doesn't like to play games? There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in exciting, fun games at Kidz Klub. And some that are really messy!
We encourage healthy competition to help reinforce the importance of team work and to bring a sense of achievement. This is in place from start to finish with children winning points for their respective teams - not just for winning games, but for other specific contributions as well.
Each week has a theme. This is reinforced through a bible based story teaching, e.g. honouring parents, speaking positively, telling the truth or looking out for one another.
Children are rewarded at the end of each week for different things, e.g. trying their best, being best behaved child, or making a special contribution.
Children are encouraged to bring their prayer requests to the front, and (once vetted, to make sure they are appropriate) our hosts will encourage them to pray, or pray for them in an appropriate manner.
When and where is it?
Kidz KluKidz Klub takes place every Friday after school during term time.
Doors open at 3.30pm for those who come direct from school. For the first half an hour there are activities and games available in a party like atmosphere.
The programme starts at 4pm so those who have gone home between school and Kidz Klub won't miss anything.
How much does it cost?
We ask for a donation on entry of up to £2 per child or £3 total per family (brothers or sisters). Everything is covered within that price, such as snacks and drinks for the kids and refreshments for the adults.
Who is looking after my kids?
Kidz Klub only happens the way it does thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers who have your children's best interests at heart.
These are mainly people from the church but parents/carers are welcome to apply to be on team.
What safeguarding measures are in place?
The safety of children is parmount and we have measures in place to meet child protection guidelines.
Our whole team of volunteers have been DBS checked.Regular training takes place to support the team in upholding our child protection policy.
We also have a signing in/out procedure to ensure that your child leaves with the right person! Please bear with us particularly when picking up as it does take several minutes to get everyone out at the same time.
Every child must have signed consent from their own parent/carer to gain entry to Kidz Klub.
Is there more to Kidz Klub?
Absolutely. Yes!
The model of Kidz Klub involves both schools and community work as well as maintaining and developing relationships with you, the parent/carer, making sure that your child is having the best experience they can with us.
These areas will be developed as time goes on and resources allow.
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The City of Brainerd Walkable Bikeable City Committee would like to invite you or a representative from your organization to participate in a Bikeable Community Workshop. The Committee is applying to the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota (BikeMN) to host a workshop in either May, June or July 2018. The application needs to be submitted on or before December 1, 2017.
A Bikeable Community Workshop trains local, county and regional staff, community leaders and advocates on how to plan and support more Bike Friendly Communities to encourage more people to be on bikes more often in Minnesota. Through discussion, presentations and a short on-bike mobile workshop, participants assess their community's bicycle facilities to base an action plan on.
Target audiences for the workshop include engineers, law enforcement, planners, public health practitioners, school administrators, elected officials, community leaders and advocates.
The application information suggests that we include as many names, affiliations, and emails as possible for a well-rounded group of individuals who have agreed to participate in the workshop.
The Committee is hoping that it can count you or someone in your organization to participate. Please let me know one way or the other via e-mail whether you or someone in your organization can participate. Because the application information should include the names and e-mail of those attending, if you or someone can attend, I would like to include your name and e-mail contact information in the application.
If you cannot commit at this time, I understand. Letting me know that you are interested will be sufficient.
If you have any question about the Workshop, I will try to answer them or get the answer for you.
Thank you for considering the Walkable Bikeable City Committee's request.
Mark Ostgarden AICP
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Welcome guests to your home with a comfortable place to stay while visiting. Whether it's a spare bedroom or a home office that doubles as a guest room there are things you can do to always be prepared for planned visits and last minute guests.
With families the guest room will often be in the same room as the home office, so we'll provide tips for a home office guest room.
Let's be honest, having guests stay in your home is stressful. There is the kind of company that will stay for two days or more and some that will only stay overnight.
But regardless of how long they will be staying, a good host you must be – and what better way than to be prepared. Making your guests comfortable is important to keep your family life running smoothly.
Being prepared and getting organized for guests can take care of their needs ahead of time and you can welcome them without all the stress.
Making the Home Office a Guest Friendly SpaceOne thing to do is keep a guest basket ready, make sure there is closet space available for their clothes, plan your office furniture so you can quickly go from office to guest room.
Hopefully you have advanced warning that company is coming. Three days prior to their arrival start transitioning the space to guest room.
1) Pay bills in advance so you don't have your personal business papers lying about and so you won't have to barge in the room to take care of household bills. File paperwork and shred papers you don't need.
2) If you have a wireless router in your home and a laptop, you can move the laptop to another room and take your bills out of the room to pay later. If you have a desktop computer, create a log on account for guests. If they need computer access they can do so without accessing any of your private information.
3) Vacuum and clean up the room. Make sure there is space in the closet for hanging their clothes and some shelf space for other items and keep a basket in the room for their dirty laundry.
4) Use baskets for organizing supplies your guests will need. Put these together and store them on a closet shelf and cover them to keep the dust off. The day before guests arrive take out the basket. The basket can contain:
a. bath towels and wash cloths
b. unopened soap
c. toothbrush and toothpaste
d. shampoo, conditioner, q-tips, and lotions
e. keep a note on top letting them know where additional supplies are kept.
5) Keep a small TV with a DVD player in the room and have movies and music out so they can relax and maybe watch one before bed.
6) Most home offices contain a bookshelf. Make sure to have a variety of books on the shelf for reading. On another shelf keep a few extra blankets they can use to get comfy at night.
Leave Things Out in the KitchenDo you have a midnight snacker in the family? Chances are one of your guests will be a snacker too. So they don't feel uncomfortable getting up in the middle of the night and rummaging through your cabinets, keep things out on the counter, at least for the first night.
Keep a rectangular basket lined with a towel on the counter, keep a couple of drinking glasses, napkins, silverware, a bowl and plate, a box of crackers, chips, or cookies and again leave a note telling them where other food items can be found.
Keep the Furniture FunctionalWhen you know your office will also be a guest room, pick furniture that is functional like a couch that turns into a bed, a shelving unit that has a locking cabinet, and don't get a desk that is too large for the space when the bed is extended.
Choose a side table that has a drawer and storage space below for keeping keys, jewelry, phones, etc. Hang decorative hooks on the wall where they can hang towels, bathrobes, and clothes.


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Many efficiency program managers would love to see their behavioral programs generate deeper and more persistent savings; they would also love to see their rebate programs reach and convert more customers. TAP was designed by industry veterans to address this gap in the efficiency program marketplace by combining the scale and reach of a behavioral program with the depth and persistence of a rebate program in which a specific technology, product or material is installed in the home or business. Similar to a behavioral program, TAP reaches large populations via targeted marketing; but, unlike a behavioral program, TAP shows customers exactly where they need to invest in their homes or businesses and motivates them to make that investment. In this way, TAP can be implemented as a standalone program, as a supplement to your existing behavioral program to drive deeper and more persistent savings, or as a marketing platform to increase participation in existing rebate programs.
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The casting couch is warm over at Uni's "Steve Jobs" (that's the official title, we hear – at present, anyway).
Director Danny Boyle is currently filling roles big (Michael Fassbender and Seth Rogen are set, with Kate Winslet in talks) and small, with the hunt currently underway for a pivotal supporting role.
Jandali is described as "MALE; PART MIDDLE-EASTERN; 50s – 60s; LOOKS LIKE STEVE JOBS IN HIS LATER YEARS, he's the owner of a restaurant that Steve Jobs frequents."
Those in the know will be aware that Jandali wasn't just the owner of a restaurant that Jobs visited, but he turned out to be his biological father. Google away!
And no, we can't help you get the gig.
Kenneth Welsh or Richard Dreyfuss might work?
"Steve Jobs" starts filming in January, 2015 in San Francisco.


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Fatshion Friday: Big Red
Ladies and gents, here you have it my fatshion friday post.. on a saturday! My apologies for the lateness of the post, unfortunately I had no internet access yesterday so I had no choice but to upload it today. Last night my best friend Michelle and I got dressed up and got treated to a VIP experience to watch the Toronto Blue Jays, our local MLB (baseball) team! It was a blast! We were treated to a classy buffet dinner, and I even treated myself to a pint of Sapporo (my new favourite beer)! It was a bit pricey, but totally worth the experience! Plus, I got to dress up after a long and boring day at work so that felt amazing! Please excuse my hair by the end of the evening, it was a LONG day! I'm rocking the 'hot mess' look.
Erica xoxo
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Blazer: Old Navy
Leopard Shirt: Penningtons
black jeans: TJ Maxx
Studded Flats: Nine West
Purse: Coach
Lipstick: Russian Red by MAC


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GTA IV Special Edition
GTA IV is finally here! GTA IV has hit the stores, and there are some really nice deals on the GTA IV Special Edition at the moment – the Special Edition includes the Grand Theft Auto IV game (duh!), a GTA metal safety deposit box, GTA IV art book, a soundtrack CD from GTA IV, a Rockstar key-chain, and a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag. That's a lot of cool stuff.
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Time was, a watch was the costly landmark holiday gift for a spouse, a child home from college or the fiance. Now we have accurate watches that are cheap enough to qualify as a stocking-stuffers and reliable enough to plan a workday. Amazing. A watch that tells time, date, and wakes you in the morning can be bought for the price of a pair of designer pantyhose.
Affordability has encouraged a trend toward collecting and giving watches, thanks to the digital quartz revolution in the '70s that madefunction and style available at a low price.
There are still those believers who need the assurance of a mechanical movement at a five-figure price, but their numbers are dwindling.


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Brain Freeze – Naked 100 Menthol E-Liquid
Not your typical menthol blend, Brain Freeze combines the rich flavor of strawberry, tartness of a kiwi, and sweet ruby red pomegranates. Leaving you with a very cool and satisfying exhale.
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TOYING AROUND: New Looks at Wolverine & Assassin's Creed
With Comic Con International in San Diego in the rearview mirror, most companies are still recovering from the monster of a show, but that doesn't mean there's no toy news. This week saw Diamond Select Toys giving fans a better look at their Hugh Jackman Wolverine figure, McFarlane revealing all three figures in their first wave of Assassin's Creed toys and NECA teasing the possibility of another horror figure based on an old school Nintendo game — plus much more all featured in this week's TOYING AROUND.
THE WOLVERINE | With "The Wolverine" slashing through box office competition, Diamond Select Toys took the opportunity to show off plenty of new photos of their figure based on Hugh Jackman's shirtless appearance in the film. The 7-inch figure comes with 16 points of articulation, three heads and six hands.
ASSASSIN'S CREED | This month sees the release of McFarlane's first wave of figures based on the Assassin's Creed video game franchise. The initial series includes Connor, Edward Kenway and Haytham Kenway from "Assassin's Creed III." Each figure comes with special codes allowing for unique content when "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" debuts October 29.
DOCTOR WHO | Over on their Facebook page, Underground Toys posted images of their upcoming 5 inch Electronic Sound Special Weapons Dalek action figures. You can see an image of the one from "Remembrance of the Daleks" as well as a three-shot featuring the murderous machine from "Genesis of the Daleks," "The Dead Planet" and "The Chase."
PACIFIC RIM | Last week we showed you a video of Guillermo del Toro and the Sideshow Collectibles team talking about collaborating on "Pacific Rim" statues. Now it's time to actually look at the first piece based on the giant robots better known as Jaegers — feast your eyes on the 20 inch tall Gipsy Danger statue! He'll look perfect next to the previously revealed Knifehead Kaiju statue, just don't make them fight or you'll have an expensive mess on your hands.
MARVEL | Two of Marvel's most iconic characters are getting another crack at Bowen Designs immortality. Both the Green Goblin and Wolverine have new full-body statues debuting in October. Green Goblin stands 13.5 inches tall and comes with a maniacally clutched pumpkin bomb. Meanwhile, Wolverine's decked out in his "Astonishing X-Men" costume designed by John Cassaday. He's just over a foot tall which makes him just about actual size, right?
ALIEN | Back in 1979 Kenner showed off prototypes for five action figures based on Ridley Scott's "Alien." The series got shelved, never to be seen again… that is until Super 7 came along, found the prototypes and re-created the toys for general consumption under the ReAction banner. You can now order a set of all five figures — The "Big Chap" Alien, Ripley, Ash, Dallas and Kane in Nostromo Spacesuit — which come on their own blister cards. If you like more practical collectibles, Super 7 also has a 4-pack of "Alien" glasses as well. The figures and tumblers ship in October.
CATWOMAN | Kotobukiya posted a quick note on their Facebook page about their upcoming Catwoman ARTFX+ statue. The feline femme fatale comes with two different types of goggles — see-through and opaque — to display this cat's eyes however you like.
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET | After making a huge splash with their Nintendo-based Jason Voorhees exclusive at Comic-Con International this year, NECA's been fielding lots of questions about a similar figure based on Freddy Krueger's NES game "A Nightmare on Elm Street." The company took to social media to drop hints in the form of this image and the following statement: "Hockey puck shouldn't have all the glory. I had an equally crappy game too. Doesn't anyone remember? Freddy Krueger #80s."
MARY JANE | Sideshow has a brand new line of Spider-Man statues based on the artwork of artist J. Scott Campbell. The first piece in the line features a kneeling Mary Jane playing dress-up with Spidey's costume. The February-shipping statue eventually is joined by Gwen Stacey and Spider-Man pieces, also based on Campbell's art.
MATTYCOLLECTOR | Mattel's collector-oriented website recently announced several upcoming on-sale dates — you can currently pre-order the Ghostbusters 6-inch scale Ecto-1 vehicle. Meanwhile, figures like the DCU Club Infinite Earths Fire and Masters of the Universe Classics Castaspella are available for the first time. You can also sign up for both the Club Infinite Earths and Club Eternia subscriptions until August 19.
GODZILLA | ToyFreakz posted photos of a trio of upcoming kaiju figures sure to excite Godzilla fanatics with new images of S.H. Monsterarts figures based on Battra, Godzilla 2000 and 90s Mothra. The giant monster toys kick off the new year in style, with Battra debuting in January and the other two appearing in February or March.
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Nina Jobs
Swedish Industrial Designer, working both in Sweden and Asia producing commissions for various companies.
As one of the leading ladies of Swedish design, Nina Jobs strives for simplicity and a clear-cut relationship to nature. With a background as a graphic designer, Nina studied product design at the Ecole Nationale Supériuere des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. She has been in charge of design exhibitions for the Swedish Government marketing Swedish design in Asia and Europe.


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EUA has published the "Roadmap for European Universities in Energy." It outlines a path forward for universities to coordinate their contributions to energy and climate challenges.
The document was presented on 1 December 2016 at the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia. More than 300 university leaders contributed to the vision, objectives and actions outlined in the document.
The Roadmap was developed by EUA, through its European Platform of Universities in Energy Research & Education (EUA-EPUE), and KU Leuven, which represents the universities in KIC InnoEnergy, in the context of the UNI-SET project.
Universities are core stakeholders in Europe's energy transition towards a low carbon society, most notably due to their strong and well-established capacities in research and education in the energy field. However, their crucial contribution to the energy system transformation needs to be enhanced through active policy measures from universities themselves, and from political authorities both at the national and European level. With this Roadmap, the European university community seeks to deepen its engagement and to lay out its vision for a strategic agenda for universities and stakeholders in order to maximise their impact in the field of energy.
"We envisage an energy research, innovation and education system that is integrated and embedded in a political framework that facilitates solutions for Europe's energy challenge," explained Torbjørn Digernes, Chair of EUA-EPUE and the UNI-SET project Steering Committee.
Lidia Borrell-Damian, Director of EUA's Research and Innovation Unit said, "The goal is to make sure that activities in the sector aim at moving towards a low-carbon society and that university-based research contributes to the development of a sustainable and affordable energy system."
The Roadmap foresees a platform where universities can share their knowledge and make their voices heard at the European level. It also outlines concrete actions to be implemented over the next six years in the areas of research, education, collaboration and outreach. While this Roadmap sets the overall framework for the mobilisation of the university community in energy, a set of thematic roadmaps will also be developed that address the challenges and opportunities of selected areas of the European Commission's SET-Plan.
To see the "Roadmap for European Universities in Energy," please click here.
To learn more about the UNI-SET project, please click here.
EUA would like to invite its members to participate in its Open Access survey 2016. The aim is to develop a European and comprehensive view of the degree to which institutional policies on Open Access to research publications and research data management have been developed and implemented in European universities.
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EUA has published a second factsheet concerning Brexit and the possible consequences for European universities. It is well known that the UK plays a vital role in the European Research Area and that it is a very important destination for mobile students. The "EUA Brexit Factsheet: UK – European Research Collaboration and Student Mobility" puts numbers on this role as the UK stands out in all areas as a contributor to the European system.
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This week the EU Council and Parliament formally adopted the Union's budget for 2017. The negotiations intensified this autumn after the European Commission released a new draft that included, notably, an increase in funding for Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+. In its campaign "EU funding for universities," EUA consistently argued for more and better funding for these important programmes.
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EUA is pleased to announce that it will publish a special newsletter on the results of its recent membership consultation on the mid-term review of Horizon 2020. The newsletter will come out on 9 December 2016 and will feature the presentation of the full report on the survey findings.
EUA also conducted a membership consultation on the mid-term review of Erasmus+. The results were presented in late November 2016 and EUA published a special newsletter dedicated to those findings as well.
The preliminary programme for the EUA Annual Conference is now available. Under the title "Autonomy and freedom: The future sustainability of universities," the Annual Conference will take place at the University of Bergen in Norway on 6 and 7 April 2017.
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EUA has launched its new Learning & Teaching Initiative with the aim of putting more focus on the topic at European universities. Building on EUA's policy work on learning and teaching, including participation in the Bologna Process and contributions to EU processes, the newly-launched Initiative intends to set a more sustained approach for dialogue and cooperation with EUA's members on this crucial topic.
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The 3rd UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event, "Universities in the Energy Transition: Focus on Smart Energy Systems and Communities," took place from 21 to 23 November 2016 at the University Politehnica of Bucharest in Romania.
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The EUA Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) is proud to introduce the speakers who will share their knowledge and expertise at its workshop on "Ethics and Integrity in Doctoral Education and Research Training." Hosted by the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa in Portugal, the event will take place on 18 and 19 January 2017. Registration is open until 9 January.
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Gretzky is the first journeyman All-Time Greatest.
REGARDLESS of whether Wayne Gretzky retires Sunday or in a week of Sundays, he holds a sign-of-the-times distinction that can only be equaled and never surpassed.
Gretzky is the first in any team sport to be identified as the best in his field while being unable to be identified as synonymous with any one team.
Two years ago, in a poll conducted by The Hockey News, Gretzky was voted the greatest player in NHL history. Yet, the team he first starred for, the Edmonton Oilers, he hasn't played for in 11 years. He left Edmonton for Los Angeles in 1988 when he was 28 years old. He played nearly eight years for the Kings, part of a season for the St. Louis Blues, then three years in New York.
That all hockey fans of all ages cannot, in unison, immediately call out the same name of the one team that Gretzky forever will be associated with provides modern team sports with a dubious distinction that was inevitable.
That Gretzky's No. 99 at the back of his jersey is more familiar in the mind's eye than the team name on the front of his jersey is, after all, what sports had to become.
Consider those identified as the very best in their team sports: Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Ty Cobb, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Lawrence Taylor, Jim Brown, Dick Butkus, Joe Namath, Johnny Unitas, Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Jean Beliveau.
There's no hesitation involved. They're synonymous with a single team.
Gretzky is the first of his kind, the first "best in show" who was both forced and chose to follow the money. It doesn't make Gretzky a bad guy. He did nothing to dishonor his game nor his name. Quite the contrary. But he's the first journeyman All-Time Greatest. Sign of the times.
MARC STEVENS, 10 years the No. 2 Ch. 7 News sportscaster behind Scott Clark, will leave the station in a couple of months to become the lead sports anchor for the CBS affiliate in Denver. And when Stevens leaves, he'll also, at long last, be able to get his good name back.
Stevens' real name is Marc Soicher, which is the name he'll use in Denver. When he arrived in New York station management encouraged him to change his name. Why? Because that's the way TV news executives think.
The first thing TV news men and women learn is that cosmetics – superficialities – are at least as important as the facts, be they facts about the news they report or the person reporting the news.
WHILE we generally like what ESPN2 has done with its Friday night boxing series, we sincerely hope that those ESPN folks who were eager to have Vinnie Pazienza fight last week are as eager to visit him when he becomes the youngest resident in his nursing home.
After all, three or more years ago it was painfully obvious to even the uninitiated that Pazienza could ill afford another shot to the head. So how did this evidence elude the boxing experts at ESPN?
By the way, Tommy Hearns, 40 years old and as sharp as a cotton ball, fought on the Prince Naseem Hamed (HBO) undercard, Saturday night. HBO, to its credit, would not televise Hearns' fight, wanting no part in sustaining a career that should've ended 10 years ago when Hearns first began to slur his speech and his eyes first showed up watery and vacant.
But in Pazienza and Hearns, and in the wake of the Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis outrage, we see, once again, that there's no scandal great enough to rescue boxing from boxing.
Emanuel Steward, after Holyfield-Lewis, spoke sagaciously of how the decision was what was wrong with the sport, of how people in the boxing business are so damned eager to do dirt to boxers and boxing .
Weeks later, Steward, Hearns' long-time handler and friend, escorted Hearns into the ring for a few more shots of what ails him.
Steward, over the weekend, said the time is approaching for Hearns to hang 'em up. Is that right, Emanuel? Ya don't say. Check, please!
LAWRENCE TAYLOR not only still doesn't get it, it's unlikely he ever will. Taylor is featured tonight at 10:30 in ESPN's year-long "50 Greatest Athletes of the Century" series. Taylor has been deemed No. 40.
A couple of weeks ago, Taylor agreed to sit for the ESPN segment while filming an Oliver Stone movie. When ESPN arrived, the network's producer was startled, to say the least.
Taylor was wearing a sheer black stocking "wave cap," one that covered the top of his head. He also wore sunglasses, his dangling "LT" earring, black gloves and a black pullover shirt. He looked like a terrorist or as if he was taking a breather between knocking over liquor stores.
The producer suggested that Taylor might want to remove the stocking cap, or the shades, or the gloves, or all three. After all, the interview would be conducted as part of a series that is designed for posterity. But, no, Taylor said this is how he chooses to appear.
Given the fact that the segment addressed Taylor's recidivist criminal past, Taylor's chosen manner of appearance ensured that he very much looked the part, the jerk.
CONGRATS to Hank Aaron, who, last week on the eve of the 25th anniversary of breaking Babe Ruth's career home-run record, paid honor to his sport, his achievements and his enormous, self-declared dignity by appearing on the QVC home-shopping network to peddle his autograph.
FOX Sports News anchor Keith Olbermann Tuesday after reporting that UConn star Khalid El-Amin had been arrested with less than four ounces of pot, suggested that because he was charged with possession of only a small quantity, "His stock will rise in the NBA Draft."


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A Monumental Taskby Victor Omelchenko, (M.ASCE), Principal; Schnabel Engineering, Bethesda, MD,
Thad Bergling, Proj. Geologist; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, MD,
David J. Oleynik, Structural Engr.; Spiegel Zamecnik and Shah, Washington, DC,
Satish B. Shah, (M.ASCE), Principal; Spiegel Zamecnik and Shah, Washington, DC,
Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1992, Vol. 62, Issue 6, Pg. 60-62
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The geotechnical consultants, structural engineer and contractor combined to overcome difficult soils, underground subway structures and buried utilities when building the foundations for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. Uncontrolled fills extended about 25 ft deep and blanketed much of the site outside the limits of the Metro construction. The soil improvement engineering effort has been described as a patchwork of soil remediation methods and included the use of both stone columns and a soil-cement mat. Stone columns offered the advantage of providing direct support of structural loads while improving uncontrolled fills by densifying them during installation. A 24 in. thick soil-cement mat was used over the buried subway structures, where stone columns would not have been effective. Engineers also faced structural challenges, especially since some structural items also serve a visual function. Critical design factors included minimizing deflection, cracking and differential settlements.
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At Hearts to Harmony we believe education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. We provide sponsorships to students seeking education from primary school to university and further education. We provide the means for a secure future through education, love and opportunities; empowering growing minds to reach their full potential.
Our education sponsorships are tailored to each individual helping them to achieve their own goals for the future. We currently have future Lawyers, Business Managers, Tourism Experts as well as Secondary School, Primary School and Additional Language students.
With the help of your generous donations and our Hearts to Harmony friends and family, we are hoping to expand this program to even more students in the future.
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We have recently started expanding our food donations, which means more rice, more full bellies and more beaming smiles! Your generous donations will help us to fill stomachs!
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We have recently started expanding our bicycle program, the Bicycle Program has donated a further 139 bicycles to our neighbouring organizations in need.
Bicycles are always on our wish list!
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After hearing many complaints of toothaches and sore gums we realised how big the need for dental care was also. Everyone now visits the dentist half-yearly and has been educated on teeth brushing and general oral hygiene.
So far it has been all smiles before and after the visits to the dentist, even the little kids!
Hearts to Harmony has teamed up like minded allies Green Gecko Project for a project inspired by – and in support of – Days for Girls International, an organisation that empowers days of education, health, safety and dignity for girls and women all over the world no matter what time of the month.
TNAI SAMRAP SREY literally translates from Khmer into DAYS FOR GIRLS and like their tag line, it is for EVERY GIRL. EVERYWHERE. PERIOD. Fortunately the girls at Green Gecko and beneficiaries of Hearts to Harmony have access to feminine hygiene products, but there are many girls and women throughout Cambodia who, without appropriate feminine hygiene are missing valuable DAYS WITHOUT SCHOOL, DAYS WITHOUT INCOME, DAYS WITHOUT LEAVING THE HOUSE.
Working together, Green Gecko and Hearts to Harmony want to become involved by creating and distributing feminine hygiene kits and continue to raise awareness of the female hygiene issues in Cambodia.
For further information please visit the Tnai Samrap Srey website
As well as assisting our students and families we try to assist the community as much as possible. We collaborate with other organizations, and help where we can.
We have assisted with house builds, school builds, bicycle donations, community clean up days, sports programs and wherever else help is needed.
Leading by example is important to us, to show that giving is just as rewarding as receiving. This has had a positive influence on many members of our Hearts to Harmony family, who often conduct community work through the kindness of their own hearts.
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By helping provide another form of income for families empowers them to support themselves without relying on others. Knowing they are providing for their families is an empowering feeling for our families.
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A/N---I am writing this story to get it out of my head! I have other stories that I am working on but I want to get this one out. It's according if I get any reviews on this one if I continue.
Felix lay there on the bed, looking around the room which was more like a prison except for the large bed which he didn't really need, except for his 'needs'. There was a large, round mirror with a stand beneath it and on it lays his cell phone and wallet. He silently laughed, he had no need for money. He looked at his closet which held his clothes which he didn't need either but to fool the humans. There was no window in the room because this room that he was in was far, far below the earth but there was a small 'window' if you could call it at the top with bars across it, Aro liked it there in everybody's room so sun could shine on you a bit and remind you of what you where, like we could ever forget? Sunshine to make us sparkle like jewels on a crown. That's all we where, jewels on Aro's crown.
Slowly, Felix turned his head to look at the figure in his bed, covered by the sheets and you could not see the person's face. Felix smiled remembering the passion of the night before, when she hesitantly said yes to spending the night with him, when he felt the blood of her coming out when he entered and he knew. He knew he could not let her die, Aro decided she must die so he said that Felix could take her like this before....it happened. He was not a psychic like that Cullen girl but there was one thing he saw when he was turned over 450 years ago...this one's face. Her tender face, it was all he saw and he knew he had to protect it. He got up, so carefully as to not to disturb the sleeping form. He was a vampire so it was silly to move so carefully but he wanted to be sure she still slept.
He moved the bed with no effort to the side and it revealed a large hole in the floor, he smiled, he had for 400 years been making this hole since he came to the Voultri, he knew this day would come and it had. Every night he would come in here, since it was at nighttime that Aro and the others had no need of the guard...why did they even need guards anyway? He bent down and took off the steel lid he had put there, he put it on the ground like a feather as to not disturb Jane. He shuddered at the thought of her. Little girl....much pain from her.
He then stood up and went over to the sleeping form, he sighed and gently picked her up, she moaned but she still slept, he walked over, took a unnecessary breath and dropped himself and her in it. He then poked his head back up and reached over and put the bed back over the hole and disappeared again.
A while later, Jane opened the door, looked around the almost empty room and she saw the bed stripped of covers and sheets. She turns around and angrily heads for the court where her Masters are. Demetri sees her, he has a sharp business suit and a dark grey cloak which shows that he is head of the guards but he sees the anger in Jane's eyes and he carefully asks:
"What is it Jane?"
She looks at him with her red eyes almost blazing and she hisses out:
"He's gone"
He looks around then asks:
She snarls back:
"Felix and that….human"
Demetri almost smiles but he wipes it off his face rather quickly then says:
"What is it to you? Why are you so angry?"
She stops at the doors leading to the court and as her hands go on the elaborate handles, she turns and says:
"Why should he escape if we cannot?"
She opens the doors and Aro, Marcus and Cauis are on their thrones and Aro sees that his little pain princess is very, very upset and he asks:
"What is it? Where's Felix and…."
She interrupts which is a rarity but she is upset at the turn of events:
"He is gone! Escaped! Somehow!"
Jane and Demetri stand there and look around the room and Alec comes cautiously in
The room as he senses the mood without being a empathy. And without saying words, all 3 Masters get up and run quickly to Felix's room, Aro pushes open the door and silently looks around the room and in follow Marcus and Cauis, Jane and others stay carefully outside. Just then, Aro falls to the floor and looks underneath the bed and he smiles and says:
His brothers join him and they see the hole surrounded by bricks and Aro stands up and easily pushes the bed to one side and snaps his finger and summons:
No hesitation, he goes forward and asks:
"Yes Master?"
He points to the hole and almost screams:
"Go down there!"
Demetri looks at everyone and they all look at him and he goes over, takes off his cloak, throws it to Jane and falls down the hole to wherever.
Felix was no fool. He knew they would send Demetri, his 'best friend' in the Voultri guard. The best tracker in all the world, No one had ever trained Demetri, not even Aro could understand his gift but Felix knew of one way he could get by the tracker and even Demetri himself knew and wouldn't admit to anybody.
Felix had made the tunnel hundreds of miles long, it went to the tip of Italy and stopped. He opened up the lid to that end and looked out, he could see nothing but water and a small beach on one side…he could hear birds, and he looked to the other side and 50 yards from where he was a old house, he could see lights on so he quickly got out, put the heavy lid ( heavy to humans ) back and he ran 20 meters southwest then he stopped, he looked around with the sleeping form in his arms, he looked at what was in his arms so tenderly then he reached down, flicked a rock away and there was a handle, he opened the ground, camouflaged to look like the ground, and he went in, slowly at first and he closed the ground lid. He then carefully pulled back the sheets and saw the lovely face of Gianna…he thought about her dying and he could not stand that thought, so he pushed it out of his mind. Gianna was still sleeping, the night wore her out, no? he smiled devilishly then walked over to the wall and pulled out a bed that was made it the wall. He had been busy. He would steal moments, fractions of time to make all of this especially when she came to work for them 2 years ago. He knew this time would come, if he was patient and did all he was asked, Aro had not even touched him in SO long because he had none everything without question.
He laid Gianna down on his makeshift bed and he pulled back the sheets and said:
"I'm sorry my beauty, I'm sorry but it must be done"
He bent over and searched her long neck until he found the spot and he put his teeth in her and bit. Her eyes opened in terror and a screamed came from her.
Demetri came out of that long tunnel and looked around and only saw what Felix saw, Nothing but water and a old Italian house. He smiled.
A few minutes later, he came back to Aro, Marcus and Cauis. Jane was waiting very impatiently and was tapping her foot. Alec figured out what was going on with no one telling him but he still kept his mouth shut. Demetri came out and Aro grasped his hand and when Demetri came out, he went to Jane and put on his cloak and Aro asked:
Demetri answers:
"I saw nothing, no Felix, no Gianna, nothing but a old house"
Cauis asks:
"Why didn't you go to the house?"
Demetri finishes clasping the cloak on then says:
"Because humans were there, I saw a old fisherman, Felix and the woman would not go there and everything be so calm"
Cauis continues to glare at him and Jane exclaims:
"Let's go after them!"
Aro looks at her and says:
"If our best tracker couldn't find them, what chance do we have dear Jane?"
She just frets and fumes then Marcus finally says:
"Leave them be"
Everybody turns to look at him in shock and Marcus says:
"He loves her, down to his core and he will do anything and everything to hide her"
Aro realizes his brother's words and he asks him:
"You saw this?"
Marcus smirks then says:
"Of coarse"
Aro then smiles himself and says:
"Then let's leave our dear Felix alone"
Jane is outraged, she screams:
"What? He broke the law!"
Aro just smiles and says:
"What law? Gianna already knew about us, she had been working for us for so long…I am sad that we were going to kill her today but it had been too long in coming but now…"
He just floats his hand to Felix's escape route then continues to say:
"Felix isn't bound to us but he has never, ever changed a human and chances are Gianna won't be the first then…when she is no more, Felix will come back to us"
Smoke finally disappears from Jane's ears and Marcus, Cauis and Aro just walk out of the room while Demetri looks at his old friend's room.